Daily Archives: December 27, 2007

Un-Superheroes

Posted on December 27, 2007 by Gaius

Bryan over at Hot Air notes a pathetic attempt by the United Nations to spread manure propaganda happy-group-think to American schoolchildren by teaming up with Marvel comics. This is beyond lame and Marvel should be ashamed. This is a waste of … Continue reading →

Posted in World news | 8 Comments

Gone To The Dogs

Posted on December 27, 2007 by Gaius

Sky News has a report on some rather odd spending habits that Americans have developed in recent years. It is spending increasing amounts of money on their pets – and on some things that just make me shake my head. … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Business | 2 Comments

Analyzing The Angst

Posted on December 27, 2007 by Gaius

Daniel Henninger looks at the angst that grips American voters – particularly Republican voters – coming into this election cycle. Is their a Freud in the house? They have seven candidates running for president–including a former big-city mayor who revived … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 12 Comments

White (After) Christmas

Posted on December 27, 2007 by Gaius

Airlines in Denver are canceling flights due to the excessive snow. Up to 20 inches is expected in this next wave. DENVER – United Airlines, still recovering from weekend storms in the Midwest, canceled dozens more flights Thursday as the … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment | 3 Comments

Still Life, With Fog

Posted on December 27, 2007 by Gaius

Another 10° F morning with fog coating everything in sight with a growing coating of ice. Tweet

Posted in Because I Felt Like It | 2 Comments

Benazir Bhutto Assassinated In Pakistan

Posted on December 27, 2007 by Gaius

This is very bad, indeed. Benazir Bhutto has been assassinated as she was trying to leave a rally in Pakistan. At least 14 of her supporters were also murdered in the suicide attack. CNN is running with a report that … Continue reading →

Posted in War, World news | 5 Comments

Welcome Back, My Friends, To The Farce That Never Ends

Posted on December 27, 2007 by Gaius

David Broder looks at the actual achievements of the Democrat's first year in control of Congress and judges them against the claims of those achievements being made by Nancy Pelosi. He finds more than a bit of illusion in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 5 Comments

Bill Collections, 2007

Posted on December 27, 2007 by Gaius

Victor Davis Hanson looks back at 2007 and at all the various bills that came due this year. It is an interesting look at the year and some of the high or low points, depending on your point of view. … Continue reading →

Posted in History | 1 Comment

“When You Come To A Fork In The Road, Take It.”

Posted on December 27, 2007 by Gaius

Toby Harnden starts his Telegraph column today with that quote from Yogi Berra. His subject is the odd forks in the road that both the Democratic and Republican primary battles have come to. His examination of what is going on … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 2 Comments